by Amanda Griffin-Johnson In New Jersey, auditors concluded the New Jersey Turnpike Authority “wasted $43 million on unneeded perks and bonuses.” The audit found public funds were spent on an employee bowling league and an event for toll operators which “none of the authority’s employees actually attended.” In an egregious example highlighting the problems with the current compensation...

Welders working for the Illinois Toll Highway Authority received average annual wages 73% higher than the average for welders in Illinois.

The media has been uncovering some interesting spending from Cook County

In 2008 toll collectors statewide were paid over $26 million dollars in wages.